Which one of the following pairs related to the Acts of 1857 is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Martial law - imposed on the whole of North India
Option (1) Martial law - imposed on the whole of North India — Correct. Under martial law, the army's rule replaces normal civil law. The Acts of May and June 1857 placed the whole of North India under it.
Option (2) Acts of May and June 1857 - passed after Delhi had been reconquered — Incorrect. The order is reversed. These Acts were passed before the British sent troops to reconquer North India.
Option (3) Punishment for rebellion - a fine or a term in jail — Incorrect. The new laws made it known that rebellion had only one punishment, death. Fines and jail terms were not the penalty.
Option (4) Ordinary processes of law and trial - strengthened by the new Acts — Incorrect. The new Acts suspended the ordinary processes of law and trial, so suspects lost the protection of normal courts.
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